Vestalia Terra (Vesta)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Terra, terrae
- IAU definition
Extensive land mass
- Diameter
- 335.6 km, 128 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 3.74° S, 33.47° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- December 27, 2011
- Origin of the name
Roman festival of Vesta, held June 7-15.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Vestalia Terra.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Vestalia Terra.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14914
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms